PBH 205 MIDTERM REVIEW QUESTIONS AN
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Name cthe c3 cfunctions cof cPublic cHealth c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Assessment, cpolicy cdevelopment
What cis cassessment? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Trying cto cdiagnose; ccollecting c& canalyzing cdata
What cis cPolicy cdevelopment? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Testing cplanning
What cis cAssurance? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Making csure cinterventions care cavailable, cenacting ct
cresults
Are ctraffic clights cprimary, csecondary, cor ctertiary cprevention? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Primary
Primary, csecondary, cor ctertiary: ctrauma cpatient cbeing ctransferred cto chospital. c- cCORRECT cAN
Primary, csecondary, cor ctertiary: cairbags. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Secondary
Primary, csecondary, cor ctertiary: csurgery cto cremove ca ccancerous ccolon: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔T
chappened)
Primary, csecondary, cor ctertiary: ceating ca chealthy cdiet cand cexercising. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Pr
Primary, csecondary, cor ctertiary: croutine ccolonoscopy cfor ccolon ccancer cscreening. c- cCORRECT
What cis cthe cdefinition cof cMarket cJustice? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Individual cfreedom cis cmost cim
What cis cthe cdefinition cof cSocial cJustice? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Minimum cstandards cof cliving car
Rate cof ceach crestriction cof cliberty cfom cmost ccontroverisal cto cleast: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔harm
charming ccommons. cHarming cself, charming ccommons, charming cothers
Who cimproved cBritish cMilitary chospitals? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Florence cNightingale
Inoculated ca cboy cwith ccowpox? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Edward cJenner
, Why cchronic cdiseases care charder cto cstudy cthan cacute cillness c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-Multiple cr
-Long cperiod cof ctime
-Not cnecessarily cdeadly
The cnumber cof cnew ccases cof ca cdisease cin ca cgiven cpopulation cin ca ccertain ctime cperiod. c- cCO
A cstudy cthat cis ca cone-time csurvey cis ca c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Cross-sectional
Beginning cwatching cforward cand clooking cto csee cwhat coutcomes cyou cget c, cwhat ctype cof cstudy
c(prospective)
Why care chumans chard cto cstudy? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Unethical, crecall cbias,
When cstudy cparticipants care cnot crepresentative cof cthe coverall cpopulation cyou care ctrying cto cstu
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Selection cbias
Looking cfor cother cvariables cthat cmay cexplain cin cthis clocation cfound cbetween ca cdisease cand ce
cwhat? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Confounding cvariables
A cscreening cResult cin cvery cfew cfalse cpositives cwould cbe cwhat? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Highly cs
ccontributes cto cthe cleast cypll? cAlzheimer's cdisease
What cis cthe cname cof cthe cgovernment cagency cwhich cis cunder cthe cCDC cand cis cmainly crespon
cstatitics? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔NCHS
List cat cleast cthree cvital cstatistics. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Births/death, cmarriage/divorce, cabortion
What's cthe cdiffernece cbetween cthe cU.S. cCensus cand cthe cACS? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Both: cB
cevery c10 cyears, ccounting cpeople; cACS: cmore cdetail, chelps cwith czoning
Which cpopulation csurvey chas cthe clargest csample csize? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔BRFSS
Which cpopulation csurvey clikely chas cthe cleast camount cof crecall cbias? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔NH
Chain cof cinfection: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Pathogen> cEnvironment/resevoir> cPort cof cexit> cMetho
cEntry>Host
Whats cthe cdifference cbetween cEradication cand celimination? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Eradication: c
cno cendemic ccases
What care csome cexamples cof cantibiotic cmisuse cthat ccontribute cto cantibiotic cresistance? c- cCOR
cnot cfinishing cantibiotics,
Name csome clong-term ccomplications cof cdiabetes. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Amputation, cdeath, cbli
ccauses cdamage cto carteries
What cis cthe ctop cactual ccause cof cdeath cin cthe cUnited cStates? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Tobacco
Food clabels care can cexample cof cwhich ctype cof cpublic chealth cactivity? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Ed
Seat cbelt claws care can cexample cof cwhich ctype cof cpublic chealth cactivities? c- cCORRECT cANS✔
What cis cthe cmost cimportant cpredictor cof coverall chealth? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Socioeconomic c
A cpublic chealth ceducation cprogram cstrives cto cconvince cpeople cthat cthey care cindeed cvulnerable
ANSWERS
Name cthe c3 cfunctions cof cPublic cHealth c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Assessment, cpolicy cdevelopment
What cis cassessment? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Trying cto cdiagnose; ccollecting c& canalyzing cdata
What cis cPolicy cdevelopment? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Testing cplanning
What cis cAssurance? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Making csure cinterventions care cavailable, cenacting ct
cresults
Are ctraffic clights cprimary, csecondary, cor ctertiary cprevention? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Primary
Primary, csecondary, cor ctertiary: ctrauma cpatient cbeing ctransferred cto chospital. c- cCORRECT cAN
Primary, csecondary, cor ctertiary: cairbags. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Secondary
Primary, csecondary, cor ctertiary: csurgery cto cremove ca ccancerous ccolon: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔T
chappened)
Primary, csecondary, cor ctertiary: ceating ca chealthy cdiet cand cexercising. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Pr
Primary, csecondary, cor ctertiary: croutine ccolonoscopy cfor ccolon ccancer cscreening. c- cCORRECT
What cis cthe cdefinition cof cMarket cJustice? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Individual cfreedom cis cmost cim
What cis cthe cdefinition cof cSocial cJustice? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Minimum cstandards cof cliving car
Rate cof ceach crestriction cof cliberty cfom cmost ccontroverisal cto cleast: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔harm
charming ccommons. cHarming cself, charming ccommons, charming cothers
Who cimproved cBritish cMilitary chospitals? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Florence cNightingale
Inoculated ca cboy cwith ccowpox? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Edward cJenner
, Why cchronic cdiseases care charder cto cstudy cthan cacute cillness c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-Multiple cr
-Long cperiod cof ctime
-Not cnecessarily cdeadly
The cnumber cof cnew ccases cof ca cdisease cin ca cgiven cpopulation cin ca ccertain ctime cperiod. c- cCO
A cstudy cthat cis ca cone-time csurvey cis ca c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Cross-sectional
Beginning cwatching cforward cand clooking cto csee cwhat coutcomes cyou cget c, cwhat ctype cof cstudy
c(prospective)
Why care chumans chard cto cstudy? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Unethical, crecall cbias,
When cstudy cparticipants care cnot crepresentative cof cthe coverall cpopulation cyou care ctrying cto cstu
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Selection cbias
Looking cfor cother cvariables cthat cmay cexplain cin cthis clocation cfound cbetween ca cdisease cand ce
cwhat? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Confounding cvariables
A cscreening cResult cin cvery cfew cfalse cpositives cwould cbe cwhat? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Highly cs
ccontributes cto cthe cleast cypll? cAlzheimer's cdisease
What cis cthe cname cof cthe cgovernment cagency cwhich cis cunder cthe cCDC cand cis cmainly crespon
cstatitics? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔NCHS
List cat cleast cthree cvital cstatistics. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Births/death, cmarriage/divorce, cabortion
What's cthe cdiffernece cbetween cthe cU.S. cCensus cand cthe cACS? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Both: cB
cevery c10 cyears, ccounting cpeople; cACS: cmore cdetail, chelps cwith czoning
Which cpopulation csurvey chas cthe clargest csample csize? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔BRFSS
Which cpopulation csurvey clikely chas cthe cleast camount cof crecall cbias? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔NH
Chain cof cinfection: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Pathogen> cEnvironment/resevoir> cPort cof cexit> cMetho
cEntry>Host
Whats cthe cdifference cbetween cEradication cand celimination? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Eradication: c
cno cendemic ccases
What care csome cexamples cof cantibiotic cmisuse cthat ccontribute cto cantibiotic cresistance? c- cCOR
cnot cfinishing cantibiotics,
Name csome clong-term ccomplications cof cdiabetes. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Amputation, cdeath, cbli
ccauses cdamage cto carteries
What cis cthe ctop cactual ccause cof cdeath cin cthe cUnited cStates? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Tobacco
Food clabels care can cexample cof cwhich ctype cof cpublic chealth cactivity? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Ed
Seat cbelt claws care can cexample cof cwhich ctype cof cpublic chealth cactivities? c- cCORRECT cANS✔
What cis cthe cmost cimportant cpredictor cof coverall chealth? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Socioeconomic c
A cpublic chealth ceducation cprogram cstrives cto cconvince cpeople cthat cthey care cindeed cvulnerable
